Psalms 83
1 A song. A Psalm by Asaph. God, don’t keep silent. Don’t keep silent, and don’t be still, God.
A song. A psalm of Asaph. God, do not be silent! Do not ignore us and remain unmoved, God.
2 For, behold, your enemies are stirred up. Those who hate you have lifted up their heads.
Look, your enemies are making a commotion, and those who hate you have raised their heads.
3 They conspire with cunning against your people. They plot against your cherished ones.
They conspire against your people and plan together against your protected ones.
4 “Come,” they say, “let’s destroy them as a nation, that the name of Israel may be remembered no more.”
They have said, “Come, and let us destroy them as a nation. Then the name of Israel will no longer be remembered.”
5 For they have conspired together with one mind. They form an alliance against you.
They have schemed together with one strategy; against you they have made an alliance.
6 The tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites; Moab, and the Hagrites;
This includes the tents of Edom and the Ishmaelites, and the people of Moab and the Hagrites, who plot together with
7 Gebal, Ammon, and Amalek; Philistia with the inhabitants of Tyre;
Gebal, Ammon, Amalek; it also includes Philistia and the inhabitants of Tyre.
8 Assyria also is joined with them. They have helped the children of Lot. (Selah)
Assyria also is allied with them; they are helping the descendants of Lot. (Selah)
9 Do to them as you did to Midian, as to Sisera, as to Jabin, at the river Kishon;
Do to them as you did to Midian, as you did to Sisera and to Jabin at the Kishon River.
10 who perished at Endor, who became as dung for the earth.
They perished at Endor and became like manure for the earth.
11 Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, yes, all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna,
Make their nobles like Oreb and Zeeb, and all their princes like Zebah and Zalmunna.
12 who said, “Let’s take possession of God’s pasture lands.”
They said, “Let us take for ourselves the pastures of God.”
13 My God, make them like tumbleweed, like chaff before the wind.
My God, make them like the whirling dust, like chaff before the wind,
14 As the fire that burns the forest, as the flame that sets the mountains on fire,
like the fire that burns the forest, and like the flame that sets the mountains on fire.
15 so pursue them with your tempest, and terrify them with your storm.
Chase them with your strong wind, and terrify them with your windstorm.
16 Fill their faces with confusion, that they may seek your name, Yahweh.
Fill their faces with shame so that they might seek your name, Yahweh.
17 Let them be disappointed and dismayed forever. Yes, let them be confounded and perish;
May they be put to shame and be terrified forever; may they perish in disgrace.
18 that they may know that you alone, whose name is Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
Then they will know that you alone, Yahweh, are the Most High over all the earth.
